Java JList Create createList(JList aListComponent, boolean createQuotes)

Description

Creates a String representation of the contents of a JList component

Example of output with createQuotes : ["123","456","789"]
Example of output with !createQuotes: [123,456,789]
Returns '[]' when no items were detected in the JList.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
aListComponent	the JList component of which the data has to be converted
createQuotes	add/do not add quotes to each individual value in the string output

Return

String representation of aListComponent

Declaration

static public String createList(JList aListComponent,
        boolean createQuotes)

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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 * LofarUtils.java
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import javax.swing.JList;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Creates a String representation of the contents of a JList component<br><br>
     * Example of output with createQuotes : ["123","456","789"]<br>
     * Example of output with !createQuotes: [123,456,789]<br>
     * Returns '[]' when no items were detected in the JList.
     *
     * @param aListComponent the JList component of which the data has to be converted
     * @param createQuotes add/do not add quotes to each individual value in the string output
     * @return String representation of aListComponent
     */
    static public String createList(JList aListComponent,
            boolean createQuotes) {
        String aList = "[";
        if (aListComponent.getModel().getSize() > 0) {
            if (createQuotes) {
                aList += "\"";
            }
            aList += (String) aListComponent.getModel().getElementAt(0);
            if (createQuotes) {
                aList += "\"";
            }
            for (int i = 1; i < aListComponent.getModel().getSize(); i++) {
                aList += ",";
                if (createQuotes) {
                    aList += "\"";
                }
                aList += aListComponent.getModel().getElementAt(i);
                if (createQuotes) {
                    aList += "\"";
                }
            }

        }
        aList += "]";
        return aList;
    }
}